US History: Unit 6 (Civil War and Reconstruction)

Why was the North more prepared to organize and deploy large armies during the Civil War?

• because it was industrialized giving the North better access to the cash needed to fund the war

• because it was agricultural, giving the North better access to trade with China

• because the North had less people than the South

• because the North lacked the railroad infrastructure that the South had

How did the Compromise of 1877 impact black Americans in the South?

• state laws disenfranchised for slaves

• job opportunities grew for black Americans in the South

• federal funding for black children increased

• voter suppression laws were overturned and poll taxes created more revenue

Because of the efforts by Southern states to restrict the rights of former slaves, the ______ Amendment was ratified to guarantee equal protection for all Americans.

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 16th

Even though they had a number of ideas, Congressional Reconstruction proposed by Radical Republicans was mostly focused on...

• being lenient towards the South

• protecting the rights of former slave-holders

• punishing the South for seceding

• protecting the political rights of former slaves

What battle helped the Union establish control of the Mississippi River?

• Vicksburg

• Atlanta

• Gettysburg

• Ft. Sumter

Which of the following speeches illustrates Lincoln's commitment to rebuilding the South and reunifying the United States in 1865?

• 1st inaugural address

• Gettysburg Address

• 2nd inaugural address

• a prom dress

What did the Compromise of 1877 involve?

• Rutherford B. Hayes became president with the agreement that he would end the military occupation of the South.

• Samuel Tilden was awarded the presidency with the agreement that Congress would end military occupation of the South.

• Rutherford B. Hayes was became president with the understanding that he would support the Democratic state governments in the South.

• Samuel Tilden was awarded the presidency with the understanding that he would support the Republican state governments in the South.

The ______ Amendment was ratified to outlaw slavery in December of 1865.

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 16th

During the Civil War, the North was primarily (a)   and the South was primarily​ (b)   .

• industrial
• agricultural
• foreign
• xenophobic
• computer-based

Because it had better access to cash needed to fund the war, the ____ was most prepared to organize and deploy large armies during the Civil War

• North

• South

• East

• West